An interview with Mark Erin AKA DOLLY CASH 1.) Dolly Cash in itself came to be as an homage to where I came from. My mama used to tell us grandkids stories of how we were related to June and the Carter family. So naturally I gravitated to Johnny Cash as a young boy. As […]

First, tell me a little bit about yourself! Everything you feel like sharing: -To be honest, I never know what to say when someone asks me to tell them about myselfhahaha! I’m fairly new to the Nashville area and moved here from Rochester, NY tocontinue my career in entertainment. Working both in front of and […]

Photographs, particularly ones of love and family and connection, appericate in value unlike any other “product” you might invest in. These pieces of art, these moments, these fleeting little moments in time are not like a truck or a phone or a new pair of jeans. These photographs are not renewable. They are not easily […]

High Quality Looks Equal Authority: What do I mean by authority? Let me be as blunt and concise as I possibly can- Shitty artwork attached to your music makes you look like an amature. I won’t call out any artists… maybe one who recently put out some work titled after two different birds who absolutely has […]

Backwoods Barbie. For those who can cast a line as well as they can put on mascara. We’re too often forced into these tight, uncomfortable boxes of expectations and rules and boundaries. If you live here or listen to this or wear this then it directly represents who you are on a very surface sort […]

Smoky Mountains adjacent. The Smoky Mountains are indescribably awe-inspiring, they’re one of my favorite places in the world. GSMNP is apart of the Appalachian (Appa-La-CH-UN) Mountain Range meaning they’re rich in culture, music, and older than our fossil records. They’re hauntingly beautiful, inspiring, and standing in the wake of the mountains leaves you feeling humbled, […]

Light and Shadow- this is the work. We often forget to dance in the light. Stretch out towards the solis- the soul. To bask in these caresses. We often forget to do this as practice, as a daily need rather than a moment of peace or a moment of healing. Sigh in the sun, laugh […]

Before your portrait session ask yourself- why. Why are a deeper level- fully explore down to the root what and why you’re being called for this session, for this experience. For a moment step back from what we’re doing here on a surface level- which is completely and entirely valid and critical to the process, […]

Ellie and I couldn’t be more different. She’s a soulful woman who casts a gentle, understanding, open gaze. She exists in constant motion, a classically trained dancer- tall, elegant with strawberry red hair. Every movement from making coffee to driving to laughing is accomplished with an air of elegance. It’s no wonder children are drawn […]